Community snapshot: The Baha’i community of Las Cruces elected its nine-member governing council, known as the Local Spiritual Assembly, for 2018-2019. Pictured are members seated from left to right: Jean Wilkey, Dean Wilkey, treasurer, and Muriel Gribble. Standing from left to right, are: Carl Ewing, chairman, Phyllis Williams, Darrell Rodgers, vice chairman, Deborah Rodgers, Annie Mitchell, secretary, and Gordon Butler. Local assemblies minister to the needs of the community, including organizing classes for the spiritual education of children and adults. They support community members in planning devotional programs and other public events. They also conduct Baha’i marriages, plan service projects and provide spiritual counseling to community members. For information about the Baha’is of Las Cruces, visit lascrucesbahai.org. To submit an item for community snapshot, email photo and information to news@lcsun-news.com.

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